Originally Posted by
CJKatl
Plat Marriott guests are going to react one of two ways: stay at the CY anyway or move to a nearby FS, Ren, SHS or FI. A very small number would wind up at a non-MI property.
That's a very, very good point. Discouraging elites from staying at Courtyards may send them to more expensive high-end brands or provide needed business to the "lower"-end brands. This might make sense, after all.
Bruce